On a starry night, the wind rustled through the trees, and insects chirred softly.
At this exceptionally quiet and peaceful hour, the Jia-Class Zone of the Guard Academy's Upper Dormitory was anything but quiet.
Huang Qian's cold eyes shone brightly in the darkness. Looking at Huang Tian's unruffled face, he felt nothing but disgust and surprise. The disgust was naturally because Huang Tian had injured his second brother, Huang Rui. Otherwise, he wouldn't have come to the Guard Academy.
Unless there were special circumstances, even officials and clerks of the Martial Guard couldn't enter and leave the Guard Academy at will. Well, the rule was surely less strict for martial artists of the middle three ranks, but Huang Qian was only seventh-rank, despite being hailed as a little genius. If Huang Rui hadn't been injured, he wouldn't usually have been able to enter the Guard Academy either.
As for his surprise, it was because Huang Tian had changed so drastically!
The Huang Tian of the past had been timid, shrinking, and gloomy. When he saw Huang Rui or Huang Jian, he was like a mouse seeing a cat. Yet in just a few days, he seemed like an entirely different person. Not only had he dared to injure them, but he was also completely unafraid to face Huang Qian...
Huang Tian asked calmly, "What is it?"
Huang Qian furrowed his brow. "You can't even greet your elder brother when you see him?"
Huang Tian shook his head. "There's no need for pointless talk like that."
Huang Qian flared with anger, but quickly suppressed it. Keeping his temper in check, he said, "You... You really insist on making enemies of us? You're not afraid at all?"
"You're the ones making enemies of me," Huang Tian said. "Besides, you think far too